What does that mean? Not a whole lot. There are many ways to create cap space, such as guaranteeing a portion of a player's salary and/or roster bonus. That allows you to spread that money out over the remaining years of the player's deal. So if the Giants needed space to sign a player, as they probably will for RB Derrick Ward, they could simply shuffle their paperwork a bit to make it happen.

Speaking of Ward and players on injured reserve, the Giants have ten guys on IR with Ward likely to become No. 11. I'm guessing all those salaries and those of the players needed to replace them are part of the reason the Giants are up against the cap. The Texans have 14 guys on IR. The two teams the NFLPA noted as having the most cap room are the Chiefs, who have four guys on IR, and the Bucs, who have 12 but didn't have a high payroll to start with.

And to answer your next question, what does the Giants' minimal space mean with regard to free agency next year? Nothing. I have no idea what their cap will look like, but just because they have no room now doesn't mean they won't once the season is over.

Again, not a huge deal here, but I do get a lot of e-mails and comments about how much cap room the Giants have, so I wanted to keep you all posted. And do yourself a favor and read the last paragraph of that NFLPA story. You'll see there that calculating a team's cap room is impossible because there are so many exemptions, credits, guarantees, etc., that take place behind the scenes and are never made public. Without that information, you have no idea how much room a team has. Simply calculating it by looking at base salaries and bonuses is not an accurate way of figuring this stuff out.

Now, get back to your Eagles film cut-ups and finish that game plan.

1:54 p.m. UPDATE: Totally forgot to include this earlier. The NFL announced today that the Giants game against the Redskins on Dec. 16 will remain an 8:15 p.m. start.